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Zhou dynasty

dynasty of Ancient Chinese kings (王) lasting from c. 1046 to 256 BC

84 dated entries naming Zhou dynasty, drawn from 79 separate years between 1079 BCE and 1673 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as State of Zhou, Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC) in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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11th century BC

  • 1079 BCE1079 BC—Death of Zhou cheng wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 1078 BCE1078 BC—Zhou kang wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 1053 BCE1053 BC—Death of Kang, king of the Zhou of ancient China. In September, a five-planetary alignment occurs.source
  • 1050 BCEc. 1050 BC—The Shang dynasty ends in ancient China and is replaced by the Zhou dynasty.source
  • 1046 BCE1046 BC—Following the Battle of Muye, King Wu of Zhou overthrows the Shang dynasty under the Chinese King Di Xin, and establishes the Zhou dynasty (1046 BC–256 BC).source
  • 1039 BCEc. 1039 BC — End of the Rebellion of the Three Guards in China. King Cheng subdues the hostile kingdom of Yan near the Bohai Sea, the last group opposed to the Zhou dynasty.source
  • 1027 BCE1027 BC — Traditional date for the end of the Shang dynasty in China, and the beginning of the Zhou dynasty.source

10th century BC

  • 947 BCE947 BC— Zhou mo wang, King of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 946 BCE946 BC—Zhou gong wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 935 BCE935 BC—Zhou gong wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source

9th century BC

  • 879 BCE879 BC: Death of King Yi of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 878 BCE878 BC—Zhou li wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source

8th century BC

  • 782 BCE782 BC—Death of King Xuan of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 781 BCE781 BC—King You of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 771 BCE771 BC—Spring and Autumn period of China's history begins with the decline of the Zhou dynasty as Haojing is sacked by Quanrong nomads, King You is killed and his successor, King Ping is forced to move the capital to Chengzhou. End of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Beginning of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.source
  • 771 BCE771 BC—King You of Zhou, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.source
  • 722 BCE722 BC: Spring and Autumn period of China's history begins as King Ping of Zhou of the Zhou dynasty reigns in name only.source
  • 720 BCE720 BC—Death of King Ping of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 719 BCE719 BC—Zhou Huan Wang of the Zhou dynasty becomes ruler of China.source

7th century BC

  • 696 BCE696 BC—Zhou Zhuang Wang becomes king of the Zhou Dynasty of China.source
  • 694 BCE694 BC—Duke Hei Jian(黒肩) of Zhou killed King Zhuang of Zhou and plotted to help Prince Ke(克) assume the throne. Xin Bo(辛伯) reported it to King Zhuang, and killed Duke Hei Jian. Prince Ke defected to Yan.source
  • 682 BCE682 BC—King Zhuang of Zhou, King of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 681 BCE681 BC—Xi of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou Dynasty (China).source
  • 677 BCEKing Xi of Zhou, king of the Zhou Dynasty of China.source
  • 676 BCEZhou Hui Wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.source
  • 652 BCEHui of Zhou, ruler of the Zhou dynastysource
  • 651 BCEZhou Xiang Wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 636 BCEDuke Wen of Jin becomes ruler of the State of Jin in Zhou dynasty China.source
  • 619 BCEKing Xiang of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of Chinasource
  • 618 BCEKing Qing of Zhou succeeds his father King Xiang of Zhou as ruler of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.source
  • 613 BCEKing Qing of Zhou, king of the Chinese Zhou dynastysource
  • 612 BCEKing Kuang of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 607 BCEKing Kuang of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of Chinasource
  • 606 BCEKing Ding of Zhou succeeds King Kuang of Zhou the ruler of the Zhou dynasty.source

6th century BC

  • 586 BCE586 BC—Death of King Ding of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 586 BCE586 BC—King Ding of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of Chinasource
  • 585 BCE585 BC—King Jian of Zhou succeeds King Ding of Zhou as the emperor of the Zhou dynasty.source
  • 572 BCEJian, Chinese king of the Zhou Dynastysource
  • 545 BCEZhou ling wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.source
  • 544 BCEZhou jing wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.source
  • 520 BCEKing Dao becomes king of the Zhou Dynasty of China but dies before the end of the year.source
  • 520 BCEKing Dao of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of Chinasource
  • 520 BCEKing Jing of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of China from 544 to 520 BCsource
  • 519 BCEZhou Jing Wang/Ji Gail becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.source

5th century BC

  • 482 BCEWhile King Fuchai of Wu attends a meeting in Huangchi, in an attempt to gain hegemony over all the other duchies of Zhou dynasty China, his capital city in the State of Wu is captured in a surprise assault by King Goujian of Yue. In 473 BC the State of Wu will be annexed by the State of Yue.source
  • 476 BCEZhou Jing Wang, king of the Chinese Zhou dynastysource
  • 475 BCEKing Yuan of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty.source
  • 473 BCEKing Fuchai of Wu, the last king of Wu in Zhou dynasty, Chinasource
  • 469 BCEKing Yuan of Zhou (Ji Ren), 27th king of the Zhou dynasty of Chinasource
  • 468 BCEZhou Zhen Ding Wang becomes the twenty-eighth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.source
  • 443 BCEDuke Ligong of Qin, 22nd ruler of the Zhou dynastysource
  • 442 BCEZhou zhen ding wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of Chinasource
  • 441 BCEKing Zhending of Zhou, 28th king of the Zhou dynasty of Chinasource
  • 440 BCEZhou Kao Wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 433 BCEA set of sixty-five bells, from the Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng (Zhou dynasty) in Suixian, Hubei, is made. It is now preserved at the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan.source
  • 432 BCEThe Chinese Marquis Yi of Zeng is buried (approximate date) with lavish tomb items including a 65 set of bronze bells (bianzhong) with five octave musical scale and two musical tones that can be produced by each bell. Marquis Yi was from the State of Chu during the Warring States phase of the Zhou dynasty.source
  • 426 BCEZhou kao wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of Chinasource
  • 425 BCEZhou wei lie wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 402 BCEZhou wei lie wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of Chinasource
  • 401 BCEZhou an wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source

4th century BC

  • 385 BCEChuzi II, Chinese ruler of the Zhou Dynasty (approximate date)source
  • 376 BCEZhou An Wang, king of the Chinese Zhou dynastysource
  • 375 BCEZhou Lie Wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 369 BCEZhou Lie Wang, king of the Zhou dynastysource
  • 368 BCEZhou Xian Wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 362 BCEDuke Xian of Qin, ruler of the Zhou dynasty state of Qinsource
  • 334 BCEThe rulers of Wei and Qi agree to recognize each other as kings, formalizing the independence of the Warring States and the powerlessness of the Zhou dynasty.source
  • 325 BCEGoing against his loyalty to the figurehead monarch of the Zhou dynasty, the Qin ruler, Duke Huiwen, takes on the title of King Huiwen, claiming royal title and sparking a trend amongst other Warring States rulers to do the same.source
  • 315 BCEZhou Shen Jing Wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of Chinasource
  • 314 BCEZhou Nan Wang becomes King of the Zhou dynasty of China.source

3rd century BC

  • 283 BCEGeneral Lian Po of the State of Zhou defeats an army of the State of Qi and captures the city of Yangqin.source
  • 280 BCEGeneral Bai Qi of Qin attacks the State of Zhou and captures the city of Guanglang.source
  • 279 BCEGeneral Lian Po of the State of Zhou defeats an army of the State of Qi.source
  • 276 BCEGeneral Lian Po of the State of Zhou captures the Wei city of Qi.source
  • 275 BCEGeneral Lian Po of the State of Zhou invades the State of Wei and captures the cities of Fangling and Anyang.source
  • 273 BCEGeneral Bai Qi of the State of Qin attacks the State of Wei and State of Zhou. He captures the city of Huyang and wins three battles, defeating the army of the Zhao general Jia Yan.source
  • 259 BCEThe State of Zhou cedes to the State of Qin the Han region of Yuanyong and six cities of Zhao in exchange for peace.source
  • 258 BCEThe State of Qin besieges Handan, the capital of the State of Zhou, but the Qin army under Wang Ling sustains heavy casualties. Wang Ling is then replaced by Wang He.source
  • 256 BCELuoyang falls without much resistance to the armies of the Qin, ending the reign of the emperor Zhou Nan Wang. Although a successor was appointed as Dong Zhou Hui Wang, traditionally in Chinese history this is considered the end of the Zhou dynasty.source
  • 256 BCEZhou Nan Wang, Chinese king of the Zhou dynastysource
  • 255 BCEKing Hui of Zhou becomes the last claimant king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
  • 249 BCEThe last remnants of the Zhou dynasty, having rebelled against the State of Qin, are defeated by Prime Minister Lü Buwei.source

2nd century BC

  • 189 BCELiu Fei, Chinese prince and proclaimed king of the former Qi State (Zhou dynasty) (born 221 BC)source

17th century

  • 1673Wu Sangui ends his connection to the Qing dynasty and declares the Zhou dynasty. An Emperor is not named, implying that an heir to the Ming dynasty will become emperor.source

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